Nigerian state, Chinese company announce 19 Mgy cassava ethanol plant; facility will also produce CO2, fertilizer, flour and power

In Nigeria, the Taraba State government announced a pact with the China-based A-Dinota Ventures Ltd, to build a 19 Mgy cassava ethanol plant. The $115 million project will also produce 360,000 tons of cassava flour, 1.87 million tons of CO2 and 57 Mgy of liquid fertilizer per year. The public-private project, in which the state has a 15 percent interest, will also produce 1600 MWh of electricity.

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